Brandice Kirchner

Brandice Kirchner is a Community Programs Educator at Washington Park. She received a bachelor’s of Science from UWM in Conservation and Environmental Science, and is currently studying Sustainable Management in a graduate program through UW. During a long stint in the service, Brandice had the opportunity to work at some of Milwaukee’s best and innovative restaurants. This increased her love for cooking and baking -- a passion that she not only does on a regular basis with the Young Scientist Club but also at home. She loves spending time outdoors with her husband and daughter, doing anything from camping, biking, sledding, fishing and going on long walks through Milwaukee’s plethora of wonderful parks.

I am a relatively new Community Programs Educator at Washington Park. We do much more than I ever expected!

What do I do? Here are some examples.

Roughly a month ago we taught the principle of cause and effect to a group of five year olds from Fernwood Montessori School in Bay View. As they came into the building for their second visit three weeks later, many of them kept saying, “I remember you! We played tug of war and you lost!”